Notice2023-25323
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Application for Permit To Export Controlled Substances, Application for Permit To Export Controlled Substances for Subsequent Reexport
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Published
November 16, 2023
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Justice Department
Abstract
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2023, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78789-78790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25323]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1117-0004]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Application for Permit To Export Controlled
Substances, Application for Permit To Export Controlled Substances for
Subsequent Reexport
AGENCY: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of
Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on September 11, 2023, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
December 18, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or
need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information, please contact Scott A. Brinks,
Regulatory Drafting and Policy Support Section, Drug Enforcement
Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield,
Virginia 22152; Telephone: (571) 362-3261, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6013030f14144e014e0212090e0b13200405014e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95e6f6fae1e1bbf4bbf7e7fcfbfee6d5f1f0f4bbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and/or
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/</a>PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1117-0004. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review
by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR
[[Page 78790]]
cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes
that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for
existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo
review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Permit to Export
Controlled Substances; Application for Permit to Export Controlled
Substances for Subsequent Reexport.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: DEA Forms: 161, 161R,
and 161R-EEA. The applicable component within the Department of Justice
is the Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected public (Primary): Business or other
for-profit. Affected public (Other): Not-for-profit institutions;
Federal, State, local, and tribal governments.
Abstract: Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR), Sections
1312.21 and 1312.22 require that any person who desires to export or
reexport controlled substances listed in schedules I or II, any
narcotic substance listed in schedules III or IV, or any non-narcotic
substance in schedule III which the Administrator has specifically
designated by regulation in Sec. 1312.30, or any non-narcotic
substance in schedule IV or V which is also listed in schedule I or II
of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, must have an export
permit.
5. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory per 21 CFR 1312.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 162.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes for DEA--161 (online)
and 45 minutes for paper DEA-161, DEA-161R, and DEA-161REEA.
8. Frequency: DEA-161 (online) is 49.39506173 and paper DEA-161,
DEA-161R, DEA-161REEA is 13.44444.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 5,635 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: November 7, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-25323 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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